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Richard Jefferson had hilarious reaction to talk of Zion Williamson returning to Duke

May 16, 2019 by Steve DelVecchio • Comments
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Even if Zion Williamson was initially disappointed that the New York Knicks did not land the top overall pick in the NBA Draft, it seems crazy to think he would potentially return to Duke for his sophomore season to avoid playing for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Just ask Richard Jefferson.

Jefferson, who played 17 seasons in the NBA and now works as an analyst for ESPN, had a hilarious reaction on “The Jump” this week when reporter Brian Windhorst began talking about Williamson’s “options” for boycotting New Orleans. We’ll let Jefferson’s facial expressions speak for themselves.

Richard Jefferson reacting to Brian Windhorst's BS about Zion returning to Duke pic.twitter.com/3NoHSsW8TP

— Heart of NBA (@HeartofNBA) May 16, 2019

Jefferson also mocked the narrative on Twitter.

Straight faced gang where you at ?!?…. https://t.co/BBazZ5RYlz

— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) May 15, 2019

During an appearance on ESPN Radio Thursday, Williamson’s stepfather Lee Anderson said returning to Duke is “nothing that we have even considered.” A report also stated that Williamson had a positive meeting with the Pelicans and spoke highly of New Orleans prior to the draft lottery.

There was endless talk during the college basketball season last year about the risk Williamson was taking by not sitting out. Now that he is healthy and a lock to go first overall, playing another season of college ball would just be absurd. It’s not going to happen.


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